Structure 801534 · Brown County, OH

Usr 68 over Straight Creek

Carries Usr 68 over Straight Creek, 1.56 Mi S Of SR 125.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT378 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

378 ft end to end, longest span 146 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length378.0 ft115.2 m
Daily traffic3,667counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyBrown
Location1.56 Mi S Of SR 125
CarriesUsr 68
CrossesStraight Creek
Coordinates38.83622, -83.84055

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length378.0 ft (115.2 m)
Max Span146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1267.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,667 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0801534

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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